From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Apr 2 21:28:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA20303 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 21:28:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from zero.alphawest.com.au (dns.alphawest.com.au [203.14.124.44]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id VAA20094 for ; Thu, 2 Apr 1998 21:27:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stephen.cooper@alphawest.com.au) Received: (from smap@localhost) by zero.alphawest.com.au (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA00600 for ; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:23:05 +0800 Received: from unknown(203.14.124.41) by zero via smap (V2.0p2) id xma000597; Fri, 3 Apr 98 13:22:35 +0800 Message-ID: <006b01bd5ec0$1621fd60$297c0ecb@stephenc.alphawest.com.au> Reply-To: "Stephen Cooper" From: "Stephen Cooper" To: "FreeBSD mailing list" Subject: Serial Ports - How to configure to use with minicom Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:19:31 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0066_01BD5F03.22EA6850" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01BD5F03.22EA6850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Newbie question. How does one configure a serial port under FreeBSD to = use as a console for another machine. I wish to use the BSD equivalent = of dos's com1: on my Toshiba laptop =20 1. what do I configure in the kernel (sio1?) 2. which /dev device do I talk to with minicom? 3. are there any /etc files that I need to configure =20 I am tring to use minicom from my laptop to talk to my Sun boxes when i = build them. =20 I *have* had a go myself with limited success. If anyone knows or can = point me to a URL or FAQ I would be greatly appreciative. =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0066_01BD5F03.22EA6850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Newbie question. How does one configure a serial = port under=20 FreeBSD to use as a console for another machine. I wish to use the BSD=20 equivalent of dos's com1: on my Toshiba laptop

1. what do I configure in the kernel = (sio1?)

2. which /dev device do I talk to with = minicom?

3. are there any /etc files that I need to=20 configure

I am tring to use minicom from my laptop to talk to = my Sun=20 boxes when i build them.

I *have* had a go myself with limited success. If = anyone knows=20 or can point me to a URL or FAQ I would be greatly = appreciative.

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